Is This the New Neo Geo Pocket?

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SNK allegedly working on a Neo Geo Portable.

By Justin Rubio

The Neo Geo introduced a lot of interesting ideas, such as the ability to have multiple games loaded on a single arcade cabinet and being able to use a memory card to access saved game files on home consoles as well as their coin-operated counterparts.

Unfortunately, due to a massive $650 price tag, the console never picked up speed, and with the steady decline of arcades, the platform just couldn't survive.

In 1998, a portable version of the console was released but, like previous iterations, the Neo Geo Pocket faced a quick demise.

Flash forward almost 15 years, and the name that gave birth to games like Art of Fighting, Samuari Showdown, and Metal Slug may be making a return to the hardware business.

According to Famicon-Plaza, SNK Playmore has created a new handheld called the Neo-Geo Portable. As reported by Kotaku, the device sports a 4.3-inch LCD display, four face buttons, four shoulder buttons, an analog stick, AV output, 2GB of on-board storage, and SD card support.